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Male dancer holds the arm of a younger female dancer, assisting her ballet form

Halsey Hall, Hubbard's summer home

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Summer Intensive, now held at Halsey Hall on the University of Iowa campus, offers advanced students ages 14 to 17 an intensive, one-of-a-kind experience.

Holden Cancer Center seed grants

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Leaders at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced recipients of the first round of the 2012 American Cancer Society seed grant awards.

No control in Congress?

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Prices on the Iowa Electronic Markets show traders believe a Republican takeover of Congress is the most likely outcome of this November’s elections, but they increasingly favor an outcome in which neither party controls a chamber.

UI doctor receives $100,000 vision award

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Arlene Drack, associate professor of pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been granted a $100,000 RPB Physician-Scientist Award by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).
Fran McCaffery smiles on the sideline in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

McCaffery signs seven-year contract

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a new contract to continue as the Hawkeye head basketball coach for the foreseeable future.

UI students named to Dean's List for spring 2012

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Some 3,900 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2012 spring semester.

UI students named to President's List for spring 2012

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Some 280 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2012 spring semester. The President's List recognizes academic excellence. A student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average in all academic subjects for the preceding two semesters, with a total of at least 12 semester hours of credit during that period, to qualify.

New eyes in the sky

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
University of Iowa researchers and their colleagues have developed a new technique to evaluate how aerosol pollutants affect clouds, thereby giving scientists the ability to examine clouds and determine particle concentrations in the atmosphere below. The technique will aid fields such as air quality monitoring, weather forecasting, and climate projection.

Alumni Association event explores magic of 'H.M.S. Pinafore'

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Enjoy an evening of song, expert insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the world of Gilbert and Sullivan at a free University of Iowa Alumni Association event featuring UI faculty, staff, and students.

UI applicants will now self-report

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Beginning in August, first-year/freshmen applicants to the University of Iowa will self-report their high school course work, test scores, grade point average, and class rank when they apply for admission.

Stone receives blindness foundation’s highest research award

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) recently named Edwin Stone, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the Llura Liggett Gund Award, the FFB’s highest research honor.

Diversity legacy of Audrey Qualls lives on

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The 2012 recipients of the University of Iowa College of Education's Audrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award—Jan Warren and Mitchell Kelly—both say that the award is extra special to them because of the woman it’s named after.